MRUC elects Pratap Pawar as its chairman

Speaking about his election, Pawar said, “I thank Ashish Bhasin for his immense contribution to the growth of the Council and the IRS in particular. I assure the stakeholders of MRUC that together we will indeed take IRS to new heights and provide the industry with a more robust, reliable and accurate study. We will continue with our all-inclusive and democratic approach to address industry concerns and provide acceptable solutions which will help the industry make effective business decisions.”

2014 Padmashree award recipient, Pawar is an engineer from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, and been on the board of Sakal group since 1985. He has been president of the INS as well as ILNA in the recent past.

He takes over from Ashish Bhasin, CEO – Greater South and chairman and CEO – India, Dentsu Aegis Network. Meanwhile, Shashi Sinha, CEO IPG Media Brands will serve as the vice-chairman of the Council.

(This story was first published by Campaign India)